Environmentalist Purnima Devi Barman wins Green OscarPurnima Barman is associated with Aaranyak NGO that works for wildlife conservation.She has been working in Kamrup district to save the gre...
20 May, 2017, 08.42 PM IST
- Primate species new to India discovered in Arunachal Pradesh22 Apr, 2016, 07.57 PM IST
- Two more sniffer dogs to guard Kaziranga rhinos from poachers
Jorba, the lone sniffer dog deployed in Assam's Kaziranga National Park to combat rhino poachers, will now have company.
05 Jul, 2015, 09.16 AM IST
Don't allow use of wildlife for religious purpose: NGOsWildlife NGOs have warned the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change that any move to allow the use of wild species for ...
04 May, 2015, 10.45 PM IST
Mission 'Clean Brahmpautra' launched in GuwahatiAn initiative called 'Mission Clean Brahmaputra' was launched to keep river clean for better habitat of aquatic animals and for greater ben...
01 Feb, 2015, 07.39 PM IST
Go low-tech during disasters: IMD officialLow-tech methods need to be combined with high-tech devices for effective communication in times of disaster.
19 Nov, 2014, 01.18 PM IST
- New life, new hope for Manas National Park
Western Assam’s Manas National Park which also covers a part of Bhutan has excited conservationists.
10 Jul, 2014, 02.47 AM IST
55 species of herpetofauna found in Manas landscapeThe survey was part of a trans-boundary conservation initiative funded and led by the park authorities of Manas National Park, India and Ro...
09 Jul, 2014, 11.13 AM IST
- Measures to preserve two endangered species at Manas national park
The quest to know the status of two highly endangered and also elusive species of wildlife at Manas national park, in western Assam, has be...
24 Mar, 2014, 02.41 PM IST
Endangered Greater Adjutant Stork finds secure home to breedGreater Adjutant Stork, the world's most endangered of the stork species, has found a secure home to breed in two nondescript villages of A...
02 Dec, 2013, 01.09 PM IST
Within two years of getting heritage tag back, Manas park loses 3 rhinos to poachersThe park, which had lost its world heritage status in the 1990s because of large-scale destruction of wildlife during the Bodo movement, go...
17 Jan, 2013, 05.39 AM IST
- Floods claim another Kaziranga rhino
A rhino carcass was found in the Ghorakati area of Kaziranga National Park, about 250 km from here, on Saturday.
29 Sep, 2012, 10.29 PM IST
- Rare snake discovered in Katerniaghat
The Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh has made headlines with the discovery of the rare Red Coral Kukri...
15 Jul, 2012, 11.27 PM IST
Rare Indian snake species discovered at Katarniaghat sanctuaryA rare Indian snake species Red Coral Kukri has been discovered at Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS) in the Terai region of Uttar Prade...
15 Jul, 2012, 10.54 PM IST
- Manas link Buxa’s boon & bane
Buxa’s bane - low tiger density - may prove to be its boon as foresters hunt for a suitable home for tiger cubs that have been abandoned or...
26 Aug, 2011, 06.06 AM IST
- ''Kaziranga has highest tiger density in the world''
Notwithstanding the three tiger deaths in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam this month, the sanctuary has the highest density of the big...
29 Nov, 2010, 12.03 PM IST
- Large dams pose threat to Brahmaputra dolphins
Construction of large dams on the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, being opposed by many quarters, is also posing a serious threat to river...
22 Nov, 2010, 10.49 AM IST